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Please Click HerePosted on November 12, 2020 by Jessica A. Merkel
Wisconsin’s Medicaid rules have been temporarily adjusted amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In her video, Elder Law Attorney Jessica Merkel explains a few scenarios where Medicaid recipients will not lose their Medicaid benefits despite that under normal circumstances they would have. Video Transcript: My name is Attorney Jessica Merkel and this is Ruder Ware’s Medicaid Minute. […]
Posted on October 26, 2020 by Jessica A. Merkel
Our Elder Law Team continues their recognition of October as National Special Needs Law Month, with Elder Law Attorney Jessica Merkel’s second part of this two part series addressing what special needs planning entails. Previously, Jessica focused on the legal planning for an individual with special needs. In today’s post, she talks about the legal planning […]
Posted on October 19, 2020 by Mark D. Munson and Jessica A. Merkel
The Social Security Administration (“SSA”) recently released key figures for 2021 that will affect all elderly and disabled individuals who receive program benefits, including social security retirement benefits, social security disability insurance (“SSDI”) income, and supplemental security income (“SSI”). This notice summarizes the changes and their impact on various benefits. Social Security Retirement Recipients of […]
Posted on October 12, 2020 by Jessica A. Merkel
In recognition of October as National Special Needs Law Month, Elder Law Attorney Jessica Merkel presents this two part series addressing what special needs planning really is. Today, in Part One, Jessica focuses on the legal planning for an individual with special needs. Stay tuned for Part Two which will focus on legal planning steps […]
Posted on September 21, 2020 by Jessica A. Merkel
In recognition of today, September 21, 2020, being World Alzheimer’s Day and September being World Alzheimer’s Month, Elder Law Attorney Jessica Merkel addresses the importance of Alzheimer’s awareness in elder law in a special post.
Posted on September 16, 2020 by Jessica A. Merkel
My name is Attorney Jessica Merkel and this is Ruder Ware’s Medicaid Minute. This week, we’re here to talk about joint accounts in relation to Wisconsin’s Medicaid rules. A client was telling me about how she’s been a joint owner on her mom’s bank accounts for about the past eight years. Her mom was recently […]
Posted on August 31, 2020 by Jessica A. Merkel
My name is Attorney Jessica Merkel and this is Ruder Ware’s Medicaid Minute. This week we’re talking about Wisconsin Medicaid rules related to vehicles. My client’s father was going to be going into the nursing home and wanted to apply for Medicaid. They’d heard that there were things called exempt and non-exempt assets and they […]
Posted on August 18, 2020 by Jessica A. Merkel
My name is attorney Jessica Merkel and this is Ruder Ware’s Medicaid Minute. This week, we’re here to talk about paying relatives for their services in relation to Wisconsin’s Medicaid rules. For instance, some of my clients will ask me if they can pay their daughter for providing care to them. Others will ask about […]
Posted on July 28, 2020 by Mark D. Munson and Jessica A. Merkel
Every year before July 1st, Wisconsin publishes an updated Medicaid divisor to be in effect starting on July 1st of that year until June 30th of the next year. This year, Wisconsin has not yet updated its Medicaid divisor due to COVID-19 pandemic. At this point in time, there is no official guidance as to […]
Posted on July 22, 2020 by Jessica A. Merkel and Mark D. Munson
Donna’s husband Phil is in a nursing home and receives Medicaid benefits to pay for his care (a.k.a. Medical Assistance or Title-19). Donna wants to make sure Phil’s Medicaid remains in place and is protected, so she wants to know “Is there anything else I need to do?” As the spouse who is not receiving […]